Introduction to Observational Physical Oceanography

Overview & Synopsis

This note covers the following topics: rotation , earths gravity field and
sea level , ekman layers friction and geostrophic flow , winddriven circulation
stommels gyre and sverdrups balance , stress in the ocean , observations of the
gulf stream in the n atlantic , global hydrographic climatology pdf, equatorial
twists to midlatitude dynamics , the large scale thermohaline circulation some
thermodynamics , the thermohaline circulation , another wrinkle on observations
of the abyssal ocean geothermal heating and hydrothermal vents , tidal forces ,
introduction to waves and time dependent motion and internal waves